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TART IT "GOOD ROADS" CAR NEARING L A. Ohio '40' Making the '3-Shorc Run from East Coast to West Coast MAPPING SOUTHERN ROUTE Object to Encourage Motoring Trips from East to Cali fornia in Winter Tho Ohio "10" which Is on a trans continental trip from Now York to San Francisco, where it was scheduled to nrrlvo on Christmas day, is by late tele graphic advices experiencing sumo set backs down In Texas because of heavy rains, but in all probability the car will pass through Los Angeles Wednesday and go to San Francisco for New Year's. i ■ io^ of the trip is decidedly Inter csting, as the run i:< being made solely in the. Interests of the good mads move ment, and Is known .as the three shore run—tho Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts —and maps arc being mad'- of tho route In order to encourage winter motor travel across the continent where. snow will not be encountered. The latest daily logs received by The Herald follow: Memphis, Term., Deo. 14.— As the re- Fult df the pronouncement of Governor Ben w. Hooper thai hla most earnest efforts-while in office will be dire triwiinjlhi; Iniprovi men! of Tennessee's highways, automoblllsts and ; roads advocates In this section oi the state are taking heart. For years the roads of Shelby county leading Into Memphis have been regarded aa a dis grace to the state, and efforts of local automoblllsts to better them have tnei with little success. The need of hii;h v..iy Improvements was brought forci bly t« the minds of Memphis automo blllsts this year as tho result of the numerous disasters to intrants in the Olldden tour, and leading bunlm sa men of this city have since felt keenly the i of some action. Now that the governor lias come out in advocacy of Immediate Improvement, step.- will be taken to arouse public sentiment In tho cause of good road.s. In connection wit' this movement l'> cally, E. L. Ferg son of the American Automobile association, who Is heading a pathflnding tour In an Ohio ci r over a new rout.' from New York to San Francisco by way of the louthern Htates. was invited to speak on the subject of Tennessee roads before the local automobile club. He outlined the progress of the tour as far as Mem phis, explaining that the roads of Ala bama ami Tennessee leading from Bir mingham to Memphis wire the worst encountered on the trip and sadly in need of attention. He also declared that the loss to the people of the state through lack of roads Inviting to auto moblllsts would run Into millions of dollar The tour Mr. FerpniKon \a heading is to establish a now winter route from New York to tho coast ami to supply automoblllsts with such road data as is necessary to make the tour. Tho oth< r members of the party are o W. Finney, representing tho Ohio Motor Car company: Fred D. Clarke and Charles Thacher. The Ohio car, after spi tiding a day in Memphis, departed for Helena, Ark., whence it will go to Little Rock and Dallas. Tex., en route to San Francisco, where tho party is due to arrive Christmas. Helena, Ark., Dec. 15.—Texas la now the ROtil of the Ohio pathfindins ear, en route fi 1 New York to \--m Francisco to blase a new rout" from . . i to coast by way of the BOUthern Btaces, The party, which Is com] t of E. T-. Ferguson, the American Au tomobile association representative, who is spreading the gospel of good roads for his organization; G. W. Fln ney, represent ins; the Ohio Motor far company; Charles Thacher and Fred ii Clark, has left Helena for Dallas, Fort Worth arid El Paso. By fast frlv inK across Texas and through the des ert country, the automoblllsts expect to reach the Golden Gate in time tr> deliver Mayor 'Willinm V. Oaynor's pood roads message to Mayor McCar thy on Christmas day. At the invitation of County Judge Quarlei, who is Arkansas' leading Rood roads advocate, Mr. Ferguson ad- j 'dressed a gathering here In the Interest of a national highway from coast to Coast by way of the southern states, i The idea had its Inception a year ago | before the American Automobile asso ciation, and since the Ohio tour 1" an pood roads organizations In ten south ern states have joined in a plan to petition congress to authorize a survey for the highway. Dallas automoblllsta plan a reception for the Ohio car party when they reach that city. Hot Springs, Ark., Dec. 16.—The two thousandth mile mark in the Journey the Ohio pathflndtng car Is making from New York to San Francisco by way of the southern strifes was passed today when the car left Hot Springs for Texarkana, Tex. So far the tour ( lms been without mishap, although nearly a thousand miles of the journey Duryea Light Delivery Wagon with No Parts to Break / ' /-jew . •ij Dr. Charles W. Snyder at the Mid dleby sales rooms Is showing a Duryea made commercial car that is wonderful in Its simplicity. There is no trans mission, no differential, no valves, no toothed Bears, using these terms In the ordinary sense, yet the machine scrms callable of doing anything asked of it. The motor, a two-cylinder, is located directly In front of the rear axle, and la suspended on a peculiar type of sub-frame in such a manner that there is a slight backward and forward mo tion. The i r.uik-.shaft is very long, 10 that the ends ulmost touch thu rear wheels. On the ends of the shaft ara ■llduble erooved pulleys which engage Display of Latest Cutting Cars at So. Flower Street Salesroom I ■ ; ■ . ' *V* ' ■ ■."-.. ■■■.- ' . '■■.'":•'.■ ■' ■ ■-■■■"' ■'■'■■■■■\. " ■ ■ . . ''''' '■'■' ' '' ■' "'■ '- ■ " ."'■"■ '' ■ ' ' ."> -" '■ ■'■■' ' ■"'-.-■ ' .'." '- v ■;■-■■ -':--■- -■::■_:■: '■■'_.„'■" ... '■:': . ■ '&: . ■ ■ '■-■■■■' ■M '- - ■ - ' ■ \ * ■ lias been made through a country Jiere toforu unknown to uutomoDUlsts aim at tne season ulieii load conditions are worst. jiot Springs uutomobilists gave tlm Ohio I'm party v hearty welcome, v lliey did io iue OllUUel) tourists tins your. A reception waH neld at ttie .\i- Ungton lioti l and also at the Xennea stu club. X:oad Commissioner John Quarles, who accompanied the party from Hel ena, to J^utie iiuck, inieii.i., to interest Governor George ii. Dunagny in a. project to construct a road across Ar kansas, connecting with riot Springs and little ICoi.k, to the I'.i.cilic coast. Through Governor Donugny, commis sioner liuaiiets will interest tin gov« ernora oi 'iuxoa, .Now .Mexico, Aozoim and Calliornio, l'art ol this proposed route will bo that traversed ny me vivo car party on Its present tour. Toxarkanu, Tex., Dee. 18. uepartina, from tile role of automouilists for a tune, today, tne tour patiuinuera who compose me party in tue Utuo car now en route from .New loriv to ban Fran cisco joined a bucket brigade and aideu in saving ll'Oin total cieHU'UcUon a barn on the plantation of J. M. llodyma, ten iinn.o north of Texarkana. As tin. automoDllists were nearlng Hodjlns place they say (lames bursting 110111 me root of Hi.: barn. Leaving tne Ohio car at the roadside, they grasped bucß eta and rushed to the assistance of -Mr. iiodgins ami several negro [arm hands who were lighting to check the course of the lire. Fred L>. Clark, one of the drivers of the Ohio car, entered the biasing barn to liberate several mules and horses. He spied .Mr. Hodgins' little 3-year-ola daughter, Susie, playing in the hay, un mindful of her danger, Clarke grasped the child and hurried to safety just as Llie roof fell In. After the lire, which did |200 worth of damage, was extin guished, the automoblllsts pro. ceded to Texarkana. They will next go to Dal las and thence to Xi Paso. Because Of the muddy roads encountered Tues day the pathfinders wen: compelli i to stop for the night at Do Kalb, Tex., instead of going directly to I'a.rls. ENTIRE BUICK OUTPUT SOLD AT START OF SEASON General Pales Manager R. H. Collins sat at his desk in the offices Of the Bulck Motor Car company at Flint, Mich., this week with a table of figures In front of him and alternating expres sions of satisfaction and perplexity I chasing each other across his coun tenance. The figures in front of him 1 represented the. orders for Buick cars for the season that had been received up to Saturday night. They filled out unite a ions column, and In some in stances ran into four figures for cer tain of the larger districts in the sales organization of the company—an or ganization which takes in every state i and territory in the country. The fig. lures were more than satisfactory to the general sales manager, but they had grown to such dimensions that they presented an unexpected problem for j him to figure out. With several dls i triets yet In be heard from, it became apparent lhat the original allotment of ears had been made on too liberal a basis and that it would be necessary to work out a revised allotment In order to make a distribution of the output of cars for the coming year that would be fair to the agents in different Buick territories. This was a contin gency that General Sales Manager Collins had not anticipated, and while exceedingly gratifying, it save him cause for some concern as to a solution Of the problem that would be satisfac tory to the sales representatives of the company, who in some cases were Clamoring for more cars than possibly could be furnished them during the next six months. In a grooved ring on the inside of the wheel. The form of these grooves is such that without excessive pressure they make almost a positive drive, yet the whole mechanism Is simplicity it self. The wagon is dealgned to carry a driver iirnl 700 pounds. It is so sim ple that a boy can operate It, and it makes an ideal light delivery. The car will do 30 to 35 miles on a gallon of gas, the motor starts from the seat, and there is no mechanism to ge out of order. It is withal tho simplest auto niaiip, with fewest parti. Dr. Snyder will .show in a few weeks a pneumatic tired ploasuro car with the same mechanism. LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUJNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 191(1. AUTO CLUB DIG MUCH GOOD WORK (Contlnncil from Tare One) of Riverside. Fred W. Jackson is cash ier of the First National bank Of San Diego, a man large In the civic Inter ests of San Diego city and San Diego county. It would be a difflcuU matter to select a better or more representative body of men to dlr< ct the affairs oi the Auto mobile ('lull of Southern California, or men whose high standing and reputa tion for Integrity and sterling charac ter have placed them In the positions of honor and trust they occupy, who would take the time necessary for care ful and conscientious attention to the welfare and building of the club as have these gentlemen, whose only com pensation is the success attending their efforts. For some time during the past year the club labored under a great handi cap. Cotton A. Smith, who had so ably conducted club affairs for some time, was called east in April through the tragic death of his sister and brother, caused by an automobile accident. This crippled the club Immensely, as Mr. Smith had JUBt succeeded in getting tl rganlzation In shape to do the vast amount of work arranged for the year, and his departure caused the cessation Of the field work planned. Anticipating Mr. Smith's return the directorate delayed the appointment of a new secretary until it became defi nitely known that Mr. Smith could not resume his duties, and appreciating the value of the service he had rendered it was with real regret that the board of directors cast about for a successor. The selection of the rlirht man to fill the position took considerable time, as men of the broad and varied experience necessary to conduct the affairs of the club are hard to find. A secretary was finally appointed, Samuel G. Chord, who has had a wide experience in the automobile and business world, and the club Is now preparing for a very busy year. Mr. Chord is aggressive, a California "booster." and his plan for the coming year will once more bring i the Automobile club to the fore as the leading civic and philanthropic body of the state. For some time par-t the club lias been devoting its time and energies to the selection and logging Of new routes for automoblltsts. This had become neces sary because of the many changes taking place nil through the country in building new roads, and while a great j deal has been accomplished on the | routes north, the period has been too | short to care for the southern routes, |as the winter rains will effectually pre ) vent any progress in that direction for a little time. Motorists, members and non-members, little realize the hard ships encountered by the club's logging 9mH ofti HB ST wl Iw WUBy * sir ■ Bk Kj'.iji, nHH L JWB^^_--^B ._ TffL^^^^^ «K^Lm»—M-^^JW-^r -4BWBHBI "A LIVE DEALER WILL SELL YOU A LIVE CAR" IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF THESE LIVE ONES === REO THIRTY REO TWENTY Touring Car and Roadster Touring Car $1400 $1100 BABY REO RUNABOU 1 $560 APPERSON BABY JACK $2150 $3200 "A LIVE DEALER WILL SELL YOU A LIVE CAR" LEON T. SHETTLER LOS ANGELES 633 S. Grand Aye. SAN DIEGO Home 10167; Sunset Main 7034. Member Licensed Dealers' Association of Los Angeles. We will exhibit only at the Big Auto Show of Licensed Cars, Fiesta Park, Deo. 25-31, Christmas to New Year's. i ri i In their i ndeavor to si lei I only the bi si rout ■ : properly mark ihi in. Night camping In the open, with the coyotes howling about tln-ir shelter, miles from any human habi tation: In tin .;■ crt, on the mount i; . . through streams and forests, in rain a.nd snow, these are some of the things encountered by J-. P. Block, «ho hn ; superintendi 'I thn roud work, ha most falthfi ' in his endeav or and Ima accomplished that which haa won commendai lon from v 11. The ai ea cov ered by tin- club Is over I 20,( Bquare miles. In ihi:' tcrritnry the club li.is ■I nearly 3000 miles of r I. M I i i ndeavored in its work to >->■'.• bes( routes, hotels and garages. New signs havo been i rected on thi route known na the Citrus Bell bouli t'ard as far v <'■ This route, beginning :in Bakei jfleld, pas ■-■-. thn ! imoso, Porterville, Lindsay, Kxcter and Visa -1 ii;i to Goshi n. 'J'h'> new route betv i n Famoso and Delano la the best for all the year travel, as no heavy sand or water will be encountered. \ new route to Riverside Is being established which will !>•■ known and marked as the Valley boulevard. The route from Los Angeles ami Pasadena will meet about two miles west of El Monti on tliis; new road, and will be via Puente and Pnmona, with a diag onal road to Riverside. A route from Corona to Ontario will be: Included in the >an Diego inland route, and will be markc,] so as to escape the al kali and adobe stretch to Rtncon. Tuesday morning Mr. Block will le;ive Loa Angeles to mark the road from Fullerton to the new Valley boulovnrd via La Brea canyon. As soon a* the spring rains an- over, San Diego county and the roast and inland routes to San Diego will be resigned. The best route to Dominguez field, where the aviation meet will be held, has been plainly marked by the club. MOTORIST CRITICISES COUNTY SPEED TRAPS According to Harry Doherty of Morrow, Loom la & Co., the methods employed by the county officials for entraping motorists Into a violation of the speed law aro contempti ble to say the least. While an luter-State salesman was dem onstrating on the new Washington road a few days ago and proceeding at a mode rate pace, within the limit of the law, an automobile containing four men raced along and slowed down just ahead of the Inter- State, in a position where the occupants of tho rear car were smothered with dust. The Inter* 8 tat 0 driver then speeded up to go ahead of the dust, the driver of the other car also went ahead; tha Inter-State driver then slowed down, thinking the first car would keep on, but the first, car also slowed down and remained Just where it could continue to keep the Inter-State In a cloud of dust. "What man would not be come exasperated and pull open his throttle to got his car and passengers out of BUCh a predicament ? This Is what the Inter-state driver, did, and as soon as ho passed the car which was making a nuisance of Itself, one of the occupants Hashed a badge and yelled that he was under arrest. THE AMERICAN ess*** G^ A -^ Price $4250 Will Arrive Here December 29 or 30. WHO GETS IT? OHIO rws, ' 52450 This car's records ln-Munsey and Glidden tours are unexcelled. It finished sth in Phoenix race and 4th In Santa Monica free-for-all race against a field of nine competitors of nearly three times its cylinder displacement; and It in now on its last leg of the transcontinental trip from New York to San Francisco, via Galveston—the three shore route. Phone or call for Demonstration. AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE AGENCY F 4268 1210-1212 SOUTH OLIVE STREET Main 663 -—— The Howard Automobile Co. Has the Honor to Invite You to Inspect Its pll Modejsji At the Second Annual Automobile Show of the Licensed Dealers' Association of Los Angeles, Fiesta Park, Decem ber 24-31, 1910, In Section 24 Left Aisle We will also show you the famous Buick collection of over ioo magnificent trophies and a polished Oldsmobile "Autocrat" chassis. Halladay "40" Winter Front $1900 APPRECIATED. FIVE SOLD DURING THE BIG SHOW. ONE LEFT FOR YOU. Halladay Motor Car Co. A 20M. 1224-26-28-30 South Olive 'J77~T Auto Repairing ) \J UCil AMI* MACHINE WOBK. RBASOMAINLJt IIATIQ*. * II oompotunt men in charqb at aix> nouns. All SIXTH STREET GARAGE Xr^.t.4- ' 221-223 EAST SIXTH STREET IN 1 Of 11 I •» *•» Month tor tar «•••«•» *10 (or N>«lu and D«r. | P I rbon. Bam* IWL WHITK BROS- Prop— .^J ■ WHITE GASOLINE CABS •\; '-.'. il ■ Motor. s i In Amer ica l'< ■fi chla all chrome- Mc^arthyßaker Auto Co. Eleventh and Flower Sts., Los Angeles, Cal. ~Toc a Button, $1.00 a Rip Uutchess Trousers at F. B. SILVERWOOO'S Sixth and Broadway 3